DCS 073

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P109158

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P109158.

Transliteration

2(disz) sila3 kasz x-ta# eb x 5(disz) sila3 x x
5(disz) sila3 KA# [...] x [...] x x [...]
5(disz) sila3 i-di3-[szu?]-luh
4(disz) sila3 en-x-x-x dumu nu-banda3
5(disz) sila3 a-bi-suen
x x x x [...]
[...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — DCS 073. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France (P109158) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P109158..

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